first off
Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points…Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation.
» Tom was the first one off the bus.
Tom stieg als erster aus dem Bus.
Том вышел из автобуса первым.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable, sequence)Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation.
before anything else
Examples
9 sentencesTom was the first one off the bus.
ruТом вышел из автобуса первым.
deTom stieg als erster aus dem Bus.
First off, I'd like you to come with me to a department store sale.
First, I'd turn off the fire and then I'd run to a safe place.
ruСначала я бы потушил огонь, а затем побежал бы в безопасное место.
I'm taking my first day off since the beginning of the month.
Tom was so happy when he drove his first new car off the lot.